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Human Resources
| To attract and retain good employees Parker Towing Company, Inc. has developed one of the best pay and benefit programs in our industry and region |
Parker Towing Company, Inc. recognizes the value of a well-trained committed work force. Maintaining its excellent reputation in the marine industry requires the very best in equipment, management and personnel. Parker Towing Company’s personnel is the most important asset in developing the customer oriented service necessary to succeed in today’s economic environment. Personnel are taught the necessity of “team work” as a crewmember while allowing for personal development and the opportunity for advancement. Parker Towing Company’s success is a reflection of its employees’ ability and desire to provide the very best in safe, dependable and cost effective transportation services to our customers.
Working on an Inland Towboat is not your usual “9 to 5” job. It involves working with people of varying responsibilities, skills and backgrounds. Captains and pilots are responsible for the overall operation of the boat. They not only have the skills needed to navigate a vessel and barges on the waterways but also act as the direct supervisor of all crewmembers. Engineers are the mechanics of the vessel, they maintain and do minor repairs on the engines and other systems on the boat. Engineers on Parker Towing Company vessels also have decking responsibilities and other duties assigned to them as necessary by the captain. The job of a deckhand is physically and mentally demanding. It is necessary to move and use heavy wires, ratchets and other rigging needed to connect barges together into tows. Deckhands are responsible for keeping the towboat and barges appropriately clean and safe. Deckhands must also learn line handling for securing tows in locking operations and tying off in fleets and at docks. Crewmembers work a 20 days on and 10 days off schedule. During their 20 days on they stay on the boat, eating, sleeping and living in close quarters with the other crewmembers.
In order to attract and retain good employees Parker Towing Company, Inc. has developed one of the best pay and benefit programs in our industry and region. Along with a very competitive wage and bonus package Parker Towing Company, Inc. offers eligible employees a 401(k) saving plan with company match, a profit sharing plan, health and dental coverage for the employee and dependents, life insurance, long term disability insurance and an employee assistance program that provides counseling services for employees and their family members. Parker Towing Company, Inc. employees are eligible for membership in the Alabama Mental Health Credit Union and have a wide variety of employee paid optional insurance plans available through payroll deduction at group rates.
For more information on career opportunities at Parker Towing Company, Inc. come by our office at 1001 3rd Street, Northport, AL 35476 or call our personnel department at (205) 391-1114.
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